Gale nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"

She sensed gossip!

Shawn and Joe had been friends for many years, knowing each other inside out. There must be something fishy going on.

"There's someone Joe doesn't want to meet there. If he goes, that person will get wind of it. They will force a meeting," Shawn replied.

"Is that person a man or a woman?"

Shawn remained silent, just straightening his cuffs and heading out.

Gale's appetite for gossip was left hanging, and she could not let him leave! She hurriedly caught up and asked, "Answer me! Is it a man or a woman?"

"Hey, Shawn, if you don't say anything, it must be a woman!"

"Because no man would make Joe so terrified that he'd rather choose Samutus!"

"Could it be Joe's ex?"

"Or maybe his first love? Or someone he loved deeply but couldn't be with?"

Gale trailed along like a little tail, chattering non-stop beside Shawn.

Shawn remained silent throughout.

"Talk, you're making me anxious. Did I guess correctly? Summer can't be a backup o